"For me to think that someone came into my bedroom and took something so important to me, when it means nothing to them, it's really upsetting and very sad," said Schmidt.

Melissa says she and her husband didn't realize what had happened until about a week later. Their neighbor, Martha Kane, spotted Leahy's car in the neighborhood again.

"My husband and kids were out the in the yard, saw a woman drive by, slow down, and very obviously look at the house, almost like she was looking for the for sale sign again, and my daughter was the one who identified, 'hey daddy, it's a red BMW,'" said Kane.

More charges could be coming because police say she worked the scam for well over a year throughout Hamilton County. It is unknown how many homes Leahy stole from.